September 2024

Catholic hospital sued for refusing to perform emergency abortion on a hemorrhaging patient ()
Newsom vetoes bill to regulate private equity transactions in healthcare ()
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FDA announces recall of Pfizer's fast-tracked sickle cell drug ()
Public health coalition wins lawsuit against EPA for lack of fluoride oversight ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
Said and heard this week in and around healthcare ()
Lone Michigan Medicine employee responsible for breach that impacted 58K patients ()
Louisiana insurer ordered to pay $421M for breast reconstruction surgeries ()
Walmart workers sue over tobacco fees levied for health plan trust ()
HHS awards $75M for addiction and maternal health services in rural areas ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
It’s 2024. Does the C-suite know—or care—what workers are doing with generative AI? ()
Epic sued by interoperability startup following dispute over patient data ()
FDA announces Class I recall for compounding inlets due to risk of death ()
Q&A: Healthcare attorney skeptical of California’s new private equity regulation ()
Foreign nurses face immigration barriers amid U.S. healthcare staffing shortages ()
Atrium Health forgives patient debts, withdraws liens on 11,500 homes ()
FTC sues PBMs and GPOs for insulin price collusion ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
UN effort afoot to address the world’s ‘governance deficit with respect to AI’ ()
CVS subsidiary Oak Street Health fined $60M for kickback scheme ()
Study ranks US health system dead last among wealthy nations ()
Companies face 6% spike in insurance premiums, will pass cost onto employees ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
Providers trail payers in healthcare AI action ()
Landmark opioid trial in Baltimore set to begin; Johnson & Johnson settles to avoid jury ()
Walgreens pays $107M to resolve fraud accusations brought by DOJ ()
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Coalition of 86 healthcare groups calls for change to Affordable Care Act rule ()
FDA issues recall on infusion pump parts due to risk of uncontrollable drug flow ()
Social media ads led 200K patients to unwittingly drop their insurance ()
AMA study shows four pharmacy benefit managers control 70% of the market ()
Association of 300 telehealth groups urges Congress to extend COVID-era rules ()
Lehigh Valley Health Network to pay $65M after nudes of patients leaked online ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
View from the C-suite: AI, automation key to getting, staying ahead of RCM issues ()
Steward paid $719M dividend to private equity owner prior to bankruptcy ()
Healthcare job growth slowing, down nearly 50% on the year ()
Walgreens settles opioid case with Baltimore; three lawsuits still pending ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
AI technical trends to watch for (and not just in healthcare) ()
Yale settles lawsuit over nurse replacing fentanyl with saline ()
Biden administration aims to improve prior authorizations for mental health services ()
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Another 947K patient records found to be leaked in MOVEit breach ()
Whistleblower claims executives at Steward Health Care bragged about illegal bribes ()
Lawyer: Immigration policy reforms would address healthcare staffing shortages ()
Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
Number-cruncher quantifies return on investment in healthcare AI ()
Rite Aid emerges from bankruptcy with $2.5B in new financing ()
FDA recalls Medtronic video laryngoscopes due to risk of explosion ()
Report: Ransomware landscape changing, attacks down 16% since 2023 ()
Bill to regulate private equity passes California legislature, heads to Newsom’s desk ()
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Industry Watcher’s Digest ()
Today’s healthcare CIO: Enterprise strategist or technology tactician? ()
Report predicts a shortage of 100,000 healthcare workers by 2028 ()
Nationwide chain of mental health centers accused of unlawfully imprisoning patients ()